English noun: arrowroot | |||
1. | arrowroot (substance) a nutritive starch obtained from the root of the arrowroot plant | ||
Broader (hypernym) | amylum, starch | ||
2. | arrowroot (plant) white-flowered West Indian plant whose root yields arrowroot starch | ||
Synonyms | American arrowroot, Maranta arundinaceae, obedience plant | ||
Broader (hypernym) | maranta | ||
3. | arrowroot (plant) canna grown especially for its edible rootstock from which arrowroot starch is obtained | ||
Synonyms | achira, Canna edulis, Canna indica, indian shot | ||
Broader (hypernym) | canna | ||